US1823043A - Jewelry clasp - Google Patents

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sept. 15, 1931. H. A. HEUGAS 1,823,043

JEWELRY CLASP Filed Sept. 3. 1929 Patented sepms, 1931 1,323,043

`UNITED STATE-S PATENT OFFICE HENRI AUGUSTE HEUGAS, F PARS, FRANCE JEWELRY CLASP Application led September 8, 14929, Serial No. 390,182, and in France September 11, 1928.

My invention relates to a clasp for bracep In the lower side of the male member c lets necklaces and other uses' of the type of the clasp are provided hollow`rack teeth which acts as a lengthening and shortening g opposite the pawl f. L organ, and more particularly t0 the type of The pawl f and the rack teeth g thus assure 5, clasp disclosed and claimed in my copending catching together of the maleand female 55 application Serial No. 232,177, filed Nov. 9, 'members in accordance with the graduated Y 1927. rack teeth.

As more fully disclosed in the above men- On' the side wall of the female member a tioned application to which the present ap-y and opposite the projection e is disposed rotaplication is a companion, the clasp is of the tively on a pivot pin h atwo arm lever having 60 type which comprises a female member. furarms z' and j. The arm j carries a button k nished with aspring pawl and a male member for manipulating the clasp and the arm i provided with a rack, of which the teeth are which acts as a cam surface is provided with adapted to enter successively into engagea lug Z which abuts against the lug e during ment with the pawl when the male member vraising of the tongue d thereby limiting the 65 is inserted by sliding into the female memmovement of the leveri j. ber with a view to closing the clasp. When the lever isl placed longitudinally the One of the objects of the invention is to lug e is released and the tongue allowed to provide lever operated means for displacing spring into the slotb as shown in full lines the pawl maintaining the male and female in Fig. 4. When the lever is moved to a 70 members in locked relation. transverse position thel arm lraises the lug e Other objects of the invention will be oband hence the tongue d is raised from its slot vious to those skilled in the art to which my thereby disengaglng the rack g carried by invention relates in the following descripthe male member as indicated in dotted lines 26 tion when taken in connection with the acin Fig. 4. 75 companying drawings in which- While I have disclosed what-I deem to be Fig. 1 is partial rear elevational viewlof the preferred form of my device I do not' a bracelet with the male member of my imwish to be -limited thereto as there might be proved clasp attached thereto; l various changes in the details of construction 3o Fig. 2 is a similar view of the female memand disposition of parts without departing 80 ber; from'the spirit of my invention as compre- Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the male and lended'within the scope of the appended female members inengaged position asif v claims.- i l taken along the line 3--3 of Figs. 1 and 2; Having described my invention what I and claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 85 Fig. 4 is a plan view of the male and fe- Patent is: v male members of the clasp in closed position 1. A jewelry clasp comprising a male memand showing two positions of the releasingber having rack teeth Aformed thereon, a fepawl. y male member formed to' receive said male 4 Referring t0 the drawings more in detail, member and having a slot formed therein 90 a. slot b is providedin the lower wallof the adapted to take up a position opposite said female member a 0f the clasp in which iS rack teeth, a resilient tongue secured to Asaid disposed a resilient tongue d secured to said female member andmounted in'said slot and lower wall near the rear end of said female adapted -to normally engage said rack teeth,

member as best shown inFi 3. Said tongue a lug on said tongue projecting out -beyond p vdue to its elasticity may t erefore move' in the edge of said female member, a pivotally the slot b and is provided on one. of its edges mounted two-armed lever on the edge of said with a luge actin as a stop for the two arm female memberadapted to cam said tongue lever presently to described and at its free through`sa1d lug and a stop lug on the cam- 5 end with a pawl f. ming arm of said lever adapte to abut said 100 first mentioned lug 'for limiting the movement ofsad lever.

2. A jewelry clasp comprisin a male member having rack teeth formed't ereon, a-

emale member formed to receive said male member and having a slot formed therein adapted to take up a position oppositel said rack teeth, a resilient tongue secured to said female member and mounted in said slot and adapted to normally engage said reel?. teeth,`

a pvotally mounted two-armed lever on said female memberl adapted to cam said tongue from said slot, and a stop lug on the cammmg arm of said lever adapted to abut said resilent tongue for limiting the movement of said ever.

ln testimony whereof? ll hereunto ax my signature.

HENR AUGUSTE HEUGAS.

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